New Breast Implants – Sientra Gets FDA Approval for Silimed Breast Implants
For the first time in 20 years, the FDA has approved a new manufacturer for Breast Implants in the US. Santa Barbara, California, based […]
The Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
Live on KRON channel 4 next Monday, March 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM, I will be discussing the top 5 (or 6) cosmetic plastic […]
Engineering Better Plastic Surgery
I am often asked How an Electrical and Computer Engineering Major becomes a Plastic Surgeon. I graduated with High Honors from the University of […]
Breast Implants – Cohesive Gel vs. Gummy Bear
One of the more frequently asked Breast Augmentation questions at my Walnut Creek Plastic Surgery Office is regarding the difference between Cohesive Gel Silicone […]
Wrinkle Correction – Fillers, Botox and Plastic Surgery – Part 4 of 4
Seven million minimally invasive wrinkle reduction procedures were performed in 2011. Neuromodulators like BOTOX Cosmetic, Dysport and Xeomin enjoyed a 5% increase in number […]
Wrinkle Correction – Fillers, Botox and Plastic Surgery – Part 3 of 4
In the not so distant past, wrinkles were treated with creams or plastic surgery. Now, all that has changed. The new millennium has brought […]
Wrinkle Correction – Fillers, Botox and Plastic Surgery – Part 2 of 4
Like most Plastic Surgeons, I like to operate. Plastic Surgery is a versatile tool. It can restore function after injury or disease, and it […]
Wrinkle Correction – Fillers, Botox and Plastic Surgery – Part 1 of 4
Wrinkle correction used to mean either small improvements with creams or major improvements with surgery. The ground betwen is now covered with the introduction […]
New Jersey Repeals Cosmetic Surgery Tax
It made headlines in 2004 when New Jersey, in a misguided effort to raise state taxes, levied a 6% excise tax on Cosmetic Surgery. […]
Breast Enhancement
Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants remains one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the San Francisco Bay Area, but breast enhancement […]